Tag: Retirement Income

The SPARK Institute has released final information sharing standards and data records for lifetime income solutions that are used in retirement plans.

Many older Americans who are approaching or who have passed the traditional retirement age of 65 are decidedly pessimistic about their short- and long-term financial future, especially as...

At the PLANADVISER National Conference in Orlando last week, the panelists were unanimous: it’s not a matter of “if,” but rather “when” retirement income products become mainstream.

A report released from Barclays Wealth shows that high-net-worth Americans are not as inclined to a traditional retirement as was once the norm.

Last week, the Treasury Department and Department of Labor held two days of joint hearings on the subject of retirement income.   

The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) has published a new version of their retirement-planning resource for financial advisers.

Ameriprise Financial’s second New Retirement Mindscape study finds significant changes compared to 2005 among those three to five years away from retirement.

Longer life spans, increased personal responsibility for retirement savings, and the recent market downturn can seriously impact a person’s retirement preparedness and most Americans in a recent study...

An analysis from Financial Finesse finds employees reported more financial stress in Q2 2010, but instead of retreating in fear, they were called to action.

The U. S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has released the agenda for the upcoming joint hearing with the Department of the Treasury on lifetime...

Retirement income solutions are new and different.

J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services says ‘income replacement’ is a key metric of success plan sponsors should be using to evaluating total retirement service.  

Half of employees (52%) believe they are behind in their retirement savings and a nearly equal number of workers (53%) are very concerned about outliving their retirement money,...

Barclays Capital has announced the launch of Barclays Retirement Income Notes.

 As new retirement income solutions continue to come to market, an industry organization has been working on how to track and report on those accounts.

According to the 2010 EBRI Retirement Readiness Rating (RRI), more than one-in-four Americans in the lowest income quartile could run out of funds after just ten years. 

Some 64% of Americans in the two lowest pre-retirement income levels will be running short of money after 10 years in retirement, a new study found. 

A study of 84 large employers from Hewitt Associates finds that employees who contribute to their savings plans over a full career are on track to have retirement...